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Handling data KS2

This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.

The car that passes
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The car that passes

Age
7 to 11
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What statements can you make about the car that passes the school gates at 11am on Monday? How will you come up with statements and test your ideas?

Our Sports
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Our sports

Age
7 to 11
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This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.

Now and Then
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Now and then

Age
7 to 11
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Have a look at the results for some events at past Olympic Games. Can you use these to predict the results at the next Olympics?

Venn diagrams
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Venn diagrams

Age
5 to 11
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How will you complete these interactive Venn diagrams?

How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
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How big are classes 5, 6 and 7?

Age
7 to 11
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Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.

If the World Were a Village
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If the world were a village

Age
5 to 11
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This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

Real Statistics
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Real statistics

Age
7 to 11
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Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

Class 5's names
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Class 5's names

Age
7 to 11
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Class 5 were looking at the first letter of each of their names. They created different charts to show this information. Can you work out which member of the class was away on that day?

Going for Gold
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Going for gold

Age
7 to 11
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Looking at the 2012 Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?

Take your Dog for a Walk
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Take your dog for a walk

Age
7 to 11
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Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?

The Domesday Project
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The Domesday Project

Age
7 to 11
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Take a look at these data collected by children in 1986 as part of the Domesday Project. What do they tell you? What do you think about the way they are presented?



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